Question

Fabiana is making a sandbox for her children. She has made a wooden frame for her backyard that is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. She can purchase sand for the sandbox for $20 per cubic meter. How much will it cost Fabiana to purchase sand? (Hint: 1 foot = 0.3048 meters.)

(Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

Answer 1

$195

Explanation:

First, we need to know the volume of the box, that way we can know how much sand we need to buy.

l x w x h = v

4 x 4 x 2 = 32

Now we have the volume in feet but we need to convert it into meters.

32 x 0.3048 = 9.7536

Next, we'll multiply the meters by the price so that we'll have the total cost.

9.7536 x 20 = 195.072